Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport overpowered Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic in straight sets Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open.
Davenport, the defending champion, needed just 54 minutes at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium en route to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Benesova.
She said she knows things will get tougher in the semis, where Davenport will meet U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, a 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) winner over Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia.